09-20-2015, 07:30 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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CP Help! Stolen car
My SUV was stolen from in front of my house last night. Police are investigating and I was told there is a good chance it will be abandoned and recovered. Chances decrease after one week.
Please keep your eyes open for a dark blue Ford Explorer 2003, Eddie Bauer edition. There was a bike rack attached to the trailer hitch. Licence plate UBJ 080. Sun roof.
Thanks.
http://jalopnik.com/how-to-get-your-...back-484613145
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09-20-2015, 07:35 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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That sucks sorry to hear. I often pay attention to cars on the road especially unusual or rare models. Yours fits the above I don't see many Eddie Bauer editions out there will keep an eye out.
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09-20-2015, 08:13 PM
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evil of fart
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I'll keep an eye out.
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09-20-2015, 08:21 PM
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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That truly sucks trout....will also keep an eye out and good luck with getting it back in good shape!
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09-20-2015, 08:27 PM
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Franchise Player
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That sucks. Will keep an eye out. What quadrant of the city was it stolen from?
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09-20-2015, 08:45 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Calgary
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Brutal. Best of luck in getting it back.
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09-20-2015, 09:01 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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NW - West Hillhurst
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09-20-2015, 10:04 PM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by troutman
Police are investigating and I was told there is a good chance it will be abandoned and recovered. Chances decrease after one week.
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Increase, actually. Calgary has a roughly 80% recovery rate for stolen vehicles, but it generally takes 2-4 weeks. What usually happens is that someone takes it and joyrides it off to do whatever they do. Then they ditch it. After about 2-3 weeks, the folks who live where the vehicle is ditched begin to notice that the vehicle is not being moved and call the police (or Parking Authority) to check in about it. It's then discovered to be stolen, and returned.
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09-20-2015, 10:19 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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When you posted a stolen car, I immediately thought it was the other one!
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09-20-2015, 10:24 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Calgary
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Try posting this on beyond.ca as well those guys seem to find stolen cars quite quickly.
Good luck!
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09-20-2015, 10:54 PM
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Late Bloomer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Campo De Golf
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Will keep my eyes open!!
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09-21-2015, 12:30 AM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by troutman
Police are investigating and I was told there is a good chance it will be abandoned and recovered.
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Honestly, you're probably better off if you don't get it back, but good luck. I'll keep an eye out.
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09-21-2015, 02:19 AM
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Scoring Winger
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Does anyone know if the park plus cars are wired into stolen vehicles plates? They scan a plate and it's a stolen vehicle then some sort of alert is triggered? If not, I could write an app for that!!
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09-21-2015, 02:21 AM
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by I_H8_Crawford
Try posting this on beyond.ca as well those guys seem to find stolen cars quite quickly.
Good luck!
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Yeah they are like ninjas, they'll even citizen arrest them for you.
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09-21-2015, 06:37 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blueski
Does anyone know if the park plus cars are wired into stolen vehicles plates? They scan a plate and it's a stolen vehicle then some sort of alert is triggered? If not, I could write an app for that!!
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I have no idea, but that would be brilliant! We had a stolen car parked in front of our office for a couple of weeks because it was just regularly parked and I guess no one really knew. The parking isn't really enforced there, but in other areas that seems like it would be useful.
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09-21-2015, 07:23 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Cowtown
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Take a look around the neighborhood tonight. I've known 2 people who've had their cars stolen and both were found ~10 minutes from their home.
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09-21-2015, 09:19 AM
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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When my car was stolen about 8 years ago, the police told me it was found due to some sort of camera that scanned license plates and cross checked against a database of stolen cars. I was also told that typically the car will be found in one of: 3 hours, 3 days, 3 weeks, or never.
It was on the 3 day mark that I got the call from the police to pick up my car from the impound lot.
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09-21-2015, 09:23 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Behind Nikkor Glass
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This is another reason why Troutman rocks and isn't one of those sleezy lawyer types, he actually cares about his 12 year old SUV.
Good luck buddy!
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09-21-2015, 09:26 AM
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Norm!
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Maybe he left it behind the couch, hey Trout did you look behind the Couch?
Hopefully the police find you're SUV
I remember reading once that the Eddie Bauers were very popular with car thieves
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09-21-2015, 09:33 AM
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14
Take a look around the neighborhood tonight. I've known 2 people who've had their cars stolen and both were found ~10 minutes from their home.
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This.
My office is near chicken on the way. Every couple of months, an abandoned car gets towed from the alley. I'll go take a walk up the alley at lunch.
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